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Strathclyde Police was the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, ... The Force was commanded by a Chief Constable ...
John Orr first joined the police as a cadet in 1961 at Renfrew and Bute Constabulary. As Detective Chief Superintendent of Strathclyde Police, he was appointed Senior Investigating Officer of the Lockerbie disaster which occurred on 21 December 1988. This was the biggest single murder investigation in the history of Scottish policing.
In 1971 he took charge of the City of Glasgow Police, which, during his tenure as Chief Constable, was merged with six other local Scottish police forces to form Strathclyde Police. He joined the Metropolitan Police in London in 1977 as the Met's Commissioner, the first time he had served outside Scotland as a police officer.
In 1996, he became Chief Constable of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary. In 2001, he returned to Strathclyde Police as Chief Constable. He served as the Honorary Secretary of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland. In the spring of 2007, Sir William announced that he will retire from the Force in September 2007.
In 2001, he joined the Metropolitan Police as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner, remaining there until 2007, when he was appointed Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police. Following the establishment of Police Scotland in 2012, House was appointed the new force's first chief constable, but stood down in 2015 following a series of controversies.
John Orr (businessman), founder of John Orr's, a South African department store chain; Sir John Orr (police officer, born 1945) (1945–2018), Scottish police officer, Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police (1996–2001) John Orr (rugby union), Scottish rugby football player; John Orr (scholar of French) (1885–1966), British linguist
West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford has echoed comments made by Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
He was with the Paisley Burgh Police from 1956 to 1967, the Renfrew and Bute Constabulary from 1967 to 1975 and Strathclyde Police from 1975 to 1984. He was Chief Constable of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary from 1984 to 1989, [3] and President of ACPO from 1988 to 1989.